stevasaurus 22,229 #1 Posted December 13, 2017 I think we all put projects on the burner that we could do when the weather turns to nasty. I collect Chess sets and I have had one that my brother in law bought me some years ago. He bought it in Mexico...maybe 30 years ago...Onyx. I had stored it in a bad spot through the years...under the sink in the bar. A Coke had leaked on it ...and Coke will eat stone, it made a mess of things and it has been some years that I wanted to fix this. Took a while to figure out what I wanted to do. The Onyx was mounted on like a concrete backing. It had some disintegration with the concrete and the Onyx. Pictures might help here...... This is what it looked like apart. I cut a piece of 1/2" plywood that was 3/8" larger then the square of the Onyx and used Liquid Nails to glue the pieces together. I then took the table saw and cut pieces to set on the edge of the wood out-cropping to make a frame. I used the table saw to cut the grooves and 45ed the edges to give it a nice feel. I then used polyurethane to fill and hide the cracks. I am bye no means an excellent wood worker, but I am satisfied with what I did to save this Chess Set. Thanks for looking. This is what the trim looked like (on end) after cutting on the table saw. finished product after 3 coats of finish. If you have projects like this...please add them. One thing I need to do during the winter...change fishing line on my poles...sharpen hooks. Pictures of this to follow. 12 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 10,708 #2 Posted December 13, 2017 Nice job Steve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 62,949 #3 Posted December 13, 2017 I'm following along here... it could get good and interesting. I'll post a few of the projects my honey and are working on soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,022 #4 Posted December 13, 2017 Nice job , multi talented , wood working , wine making and trying to keep Squonk in line. From the picture collecting vinyl . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,229 #5 Posted December 13, 2017 It's about the little projects you do in the slow months. I am not even sure how many Chess sets I have. I will dig them out and post pictures. Wait until you see the fishing tackle. Thanks for looking. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,844 #6 Posted December 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said: trying to keep Squonk in line. That's a full time job. I can't even do it without getting tired! 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
